How to Get Signed to Filth on Acid — 2026 A&R Guide

How to Get Signed to Filth on Acid

To get signed to Filth on Acid you need a hard, fast techno record that still has a hook. The label's name is not decoration — acid is central to what it releases, and the tempo sits at the quicker end of modern techno. But speed alone is not the brief. The records that land here have an idea in them that survives at 145 BPM. This guide covers what their A&R responds to, what the catalogue tells you, and how to submit.

The Label

Filth on Acid was founded by Reinier Zonneveld and is based in Amsterdam. Zonneveld's own reputation — live hardware sets, prolific output, a hard and unapologetically melodic-when-it-wants-to-be strain of techno — is the label's centre of gravity.

The scale is worth noting: our directory lists 119 artists connected to Filth on Acid. That is a label operating at real volume, releasing frequently rather than curating a handful of records a year. For a producer that is meaningfully good news. High-output labels have a genuine appetite for new material, and a bigger roster means more room for a name nobody knows yet.

The trade-off is that volume raises the competition on any given release slot. What gets you through is not being acceptable — it is being unmistakable within the first thirty seconds.

What Filth on Acid's A&R Looks For

• A real acid element. A 303 or a resonant line with genuine movement — filter and resonance being played, not set once and left. On this label a static acid loop reads as a placeholder.
• A kick that carries the room. Hard techno lives on the low end. The kick has to hit at volume without smearing the mix or eating the acid line.
• Tempo with control. Fast, but not chaotic. The energy comes from the groove holding together at speed, not from everything happening at once.
• A hook. This is the one producers underestimate. At high tempo everything blurs, so the record needs one element a DJ recognises — a riff, a vocal stab, a distinctive lead. "Hard and fast" describes a hundred demos a week.

What the Catalogue Tells You

Study the roster before sending. Reinier Zonneveld sets the template. Umek, Space 92, Klangkuenstler, Ramiro Lopez and Metodi Hristov cover the driving peak-time end. Mha Iri, BEC and Eli Brown bring harder, more aggressive material. Teenage Mutants, Luca Agnelli and Harvey McKay round out the range.

Listen across twenty releases and you will hear the boundaries clearly. This is not melodic techno — emotional, arpeggiated, breakdown-led material belongs elsewhere, and the melodic techno guide points at the right lane. It is also not hypnotic or minimal-leaning techno; the hypnotic techno guide covers that. Sending the wrong sub-style is the fastest route to a pass, however strong the track is. The full techno labels guide has the complete map.

Your Submission Message

Keep the note short and specific:

• Send one track. Your single strongest, fully mastered record.
• State the BPM. On a tempo-defined label this is genuinely useful information, not filler.
• Name the hook. One line telling them what the record's identity is — the acid line, the lead, the vocal.
• Reference a recent release you actually connect with. With this much output there is no excuse for a generic note.

How to Submit to Filth on Acid

Cold-emailing a label releasing at this volume is close to hopeless — the inbox is buried. On growyour.music you send your Filth on Acid demo directly:

1. Find Filth on Acid in the label directory and check your track against the recent catalogue
2. Submit your single best fully mastered track with a short, specific note
3. Get a guaranteed response within 7 days — real A&R feedback on low end, groove and fit
4. Get your credit back automatically if the label misses the deadline

Even a "not for us" is worth having. Written feedback on a hard techno record — specifically on whether your kick and your acid line are fighting each other — is difficult to get anywhere else.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get signed to Filth on Acid?

Make a hard, fast techno record with a genuine acid element and a hook that survives at high tempo, then send your single strongest fully mastered track. On growyour.music you send directly with a guaranteed 7-day response and real feedback.

Does Filth on Acid accept demos?

Yes — Filth on Acid is listed as accepting demos in our label directory, with a demo contact on file. The roster runs well over a hundred artists.

What kind of techno does Filth on Acid release?

Hard, fast, acid-driven techno built for peak time. Founded by Reinier Zonneveld, based in Amsterdam, with the 303 as a recurring signature rather than an occasional flourish.

How much does it cost to submit a demo to Filth on Acid?

On growyour.music you submit for a small per-submission fee that funds a guaranteed 7-day response with written A&R feedback — or your credit back if the label misses the deadline.

Start Submitting

Filth on Acid releases often and signs widely, which makes it one of the more realistic hard-techno targets on the directory — provided your record is genuinely hard, genuinely acid, and has something in it a DJ will remember. Browse the techno labels guide for more targets, or submit your demo today.